Best cities to find a mate: S.F. and NYC are full of singles but Colorado Springs is better for coupling

If you’re looking to find that special someone you can share your life with this Valentine’s Day look no further than… Colorado Springs?

According to a new Facebook study conducted on behalf of the Wall Street Journal the Rocky Mountain locale is the most romantic city in the United States. With the Air Force Academy and U.S. Olympic Committee based there who can blame them.

So, if Colorado Springs is the coupling capital of the country where do metropolitan Meccas like New York and San Francisco fit into the scheme of things? Apparently, more availability isn’t always a way to find a partner: the cities had some of the lowest numbers for relationships in the country. In general, Facebook found that highly educated, urban populations had high numbers of single people with increasingly lower numbers of couples.

The study was conducted by compiling the Facebook relationship statuses of different regions and cities. This is an admittedly imperfect method given that many users don’t indicate a relationship status on their profiles.

In defense of big cities, I’ve found both New York and San Francisco great places to enjoy the single life and I have no lack of coupled friends who found one another in urban metropolises. I’d rather have a larger dating pool including people with various levels of interest in commitment (a feeling many of my straight male and female friends have shared with me on occasion) than a limited number of potential partners with marriage on the mind. (Of course, not everyone agrees. Do you think it’s easy to find love in S.F.? Vote here!)

Another interesting facto to emerge from the study: take note, single straight ladies looking for a partner, areas that are outdoor sports friendly tend to attract high numbers of single men.

Happy Valentine’s Day, readers, whether you’re in Colorado Springs or San Francisco, single or coupled (or somewhere in between), we wish you all the best.